Mophead



Aug 18, 1942. P. J. SALMON MOP HEAD Filed April 10, 1941 INVENTOR' Q m Z G v k wk. 1 o

Patented Aug. 18, 1942 MOPHEAD Peter J, Salmon, Brooklyn, N. Y., assignor to Industrial Home for the Blind, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application April 10, 1941, Serial No. 387,913

1 Claim.

My invention relates generally to pressed metal mop-heads that are stamped out and pressed into proper shape. The mop-head after being shaped is then ready to receive the other attachments thereto before it is finally affixed to the mop stick or handle and permanently fastened thereto, then the mop is applied to the head and the bail securely holds the same in place.

The mop-head is stamped from sheet metal, and at its upper end has a trough for securely holding the mop therein, While a bail operated by a lever causes the mop to be retained in place. To the mop-head is secured a suitable spring that holds the mop secure to the head at all times by a spring operated lever. The mop-head terminates in a ferrule which on opposite sides has spring retaining means, also means securely fastening the head to the handle.

The object is to provide a mop-head that is operatable at all times by having its various parts so securely fastened together and to the mop stick or handle, that there will be no possible way for the cooperating members from becoming detached.

Another object of the invention is to make an improvement in that type of mop-heads already on the market, by having all parts so affixed to the mop handle, that there can be no way for them to become detached under ordinary working conditions.

Still another object is to provide an economical, neat compact mop-head that is cheaply manufactured, and its various parts cooperating to that perfection for which it was designed.

Further aims, objects, and advantages of this invention will appear from a consideration of the description which follows in connection with the accompanying drawing showing for purely illustrative purposes embodiments of this invention. It is understood, however, that the description is brief because of the fact that the anchoring of the parts to' each other produces a complete operatable device, the scope of the in vention being defined in the appended claim. Reference to the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a front View of the mop-head,

Fig. 2 is a side View of the same,

Fig. 3 is a sectional View on line 3-3,

Fig. 4 is a like View taken on line 4-4,

Fig. 5 is a modified form of the ferrule, and

Fig. 6 is a face view of the same.

Fig. 7 is an enlarged view'of the end of the spring showing the tooth which is held under the small loops I2 or I3.

As illustrated my invention comprises a mopstick or handle I, to which is secured the ferrule 8 which carries the head 9. As is usual, the head is preferably stamped out of a single piece of sheet metal, and is usually formed with a seat or trough in the upper part for the reception of a mop, a bail I0 holds the same in place. By making the head of a single stamping it obviates any other operation or operations for holding the two sides together, the head thus formed and placed on the handle and riveted in place, it is permanently affixed thereto. On each side of the ferrule 8 is placed a small loop I2 and I3, and it may be desired to have ears I4 and I5 at the lower meeting edges of the ferrule, as it affords a means for having a bore therein whereby to thread the end of a coil spring I6 therethrough, while two ears are provided on each side of the ferrule as shown in the drawing, it is only necessary to have one for the purpose, as there will be no strain on the ears once the spring has been threaded into place.

It is a very material point in this class of mopheads to have a strong and unyielding anchorage for the spring I 6. As shown, this is done by having loops I2 and I3 or their equivalents arranged at suitable points so as to thread the end of the coil spring through at least thre of the points, that is, the two loops I2 and I3 and at least through one of the ears I 4 or I5.

Referring to Fig. 3, it will be seen that the end of coil spring I6 is anchored in the loop I3, while the spring passes through one ear I5, and the other loop I2 making a three point fastener, the end of the spring has a tooth 25 thereon that attaches itself to the loop and holds the sam in place and prevents the spring from being released-accidentally or otherwise. As has been noted, on each lower half of the ferrule 8, is provided an ear on each side of the ferrule, and through which the spring may be threaded, but the ears may be dispensed with, in which case the end of the spring would be threaded through only the two loops. The loop with the end of the spring therein, would in that case be forced down on the end of the spring holding the tooth 25 secure therein. Again, of course it may be desired to have the two loops only for the spring, but this is only mentioned as a precaution not as a necessity, the spring being of such heavy material it would require extra bending so as to thread the same through the several points.

As shown in Fig. 5, wherein the edges of the ferrule are only locked together, but the tongues I8 and I9 are drilled so as to thread the spring through, then again, lips 20 and 2| are stamped "on each side as shown, they being drilled for the spring also. While here is shown a locking arrangement for the ferrule 8, it is by no means necessary, from the fact that the head is formed of one piece of metal and of such thickness as will hold its shape against any kind of usage that it may be subjected to. Again, as has been noted, it would be impossible to detach the head from the handle after the same has been riveted thereto, without destroying one or the other of the two units.

Suitably placed on the handle I is the lever 2|, the upper end of the lever is provided with an eye 24 through which the lower end of the spring passes and may be anchored therein. Said lever is provided with suitable cars 22 and 23 to which is secured the ends of the bail that locks the mop to the head, the bail forces the mop into the groove and the bail holding the same in place. The coil spring attached to the head and to the lever 2| is the operating means for holding secure the mop to the head, and by reason of the toothed engagement with the 100p by the spring, and the anchoring of the lower end of the spring to the lever, the unit will remain together and not separate.

The mop-head by reason of its construction with the loops l2 and I3 formed thereon, as well as the ears l4 and 15 at right angles to the loops are ready now to receive the toothed end of the coil spring 16, it is then threaded through the loop l3 and the ear I5, with the tooth 25 being seated and anchored in the loop l2. Ordinarily the toothed end of the spring would remain within the loop, but to make sure of it being securely held therein, the loop may be bent down on the end of the spring and that will make it impossible for it to get out, without destroying the unit. After the spring has been attached to the head and the lever, it is then only necessary to apply the bail I0 and secure the free ends to ears 22 and 23, then the mop-head unit is complete and ready to be applied to the handle, and the rivet II completes the assembly of the unit.

It will be noted that with the parts thus described that they may be made cheaply and neat, and yet form a perfect implement, that many changes may be made therein from the design shown and described for housing the free ends of the coil spring, for instance, the lower end of the spring 16 that is housed in the eye 24 ofthe lever may be flattened, and when the spring is in place to dent the top of the eye and thereby lock the lower end of said spring permanently to the lever, insuring the parts to be at all times ready to cooperate one with the other in the performance of a workable implement.

What I claim as new:

In a mop head including a ferrule, a mop seating head on said ferrule, a bail seatable in said head to hold a mop in place thereon, a single throw lever for actuating said bail, and a single coil spring for tensioning said bail in a mop gripping position; means for locking one end of said spring to said ferrule, comprising a closed loop on said ferrule, a second closed loop on said ferrule spaced substantially from said first loop, a pair of spaced and apertured ears on said ferrule on opposite sides thereof and intermediate said loops, said ears and loops being in circumferential alignment, and said spring end being threaded through one ear, said first loop, the second ear and said second loop to provide a four point engagement with said ferrule through substantially 360.

PETER J. SALMON. 

